First Time Driving! Huh?

 So Caleb missed emailing last week. I know it was a discouraging week for him.

They had some baptisms lined up but because of some conflict,

the baptisms didn't happen. Luckily, they were able to baptize yesterday!

This week's email was titled "First Time Driving" but nowhere in the email

does it talk about him driving! And he didn't mention it when he called!!!

My son has many talents, but writing detailed letters is a struggle for him!!!

I guess he was more excited about the fact that he'd found a volleyball this week!!!

(They play net ball there, but not volleyball).

He also gets hugged a lot by drunks who want his spiritual power. I've 

asked if he's invited them to church to get spiritual power and his response

was that they wouldn't remember that they were invited to church!!! 

I'll post a few pics plus a video that he posted this week from a few week's ago. 

Short, but must watch!!! Just letting go. I just have no control....

Here's this week's email before I post the pics:

Hello Everyone! I hope you are doing well. Not too much happened this week, a lot of drunk people trying to hug me which is always a blast. I found a volleyball! So now i get to mess around with that sometimes. We had 2 baptisms this week! Its a pair of sisters(they arent twins but they might as well be) they're super cool and it was exciting to help them make covenants with our Heavenly Father. 

Unfortunately, the mother of Swakhile, a girl that I teach and baptized, passed away. But its times like this that cause me to find greater comfort and love for the plan of Salvation, because of Jesus Christ we can one day be together with our families!

That's all for this week.

Love,

Elder Roskelley

 

 

 This week's baptisms. 

 

They're adding a bbq shed, a basketball court, and soccer pitch behind their church building.

 

Cow's head for dinner, anyone? This was actually sent by another elder in Caleb's zone,

but they do cook the cow's head and eat it there. Caleb's hoping 

this is a dish that he won't be served!

   I think they'd all rather just eat this steamed bread. (Can't remember how to spell it...something like jai).

 

  

 

Temple Trip

 Caleb got to go to the Durban Temple this past week while he was there for 

 Zone Conference. I know he loved being able to go again and he seemed to enjoy 

zone conference. He said they wouldn't be having baptisms this last week 

since they'd planned to just watch general conference, 

but Caleb's mission president is one who believes that

if an individual is ready to receive the Holy Ghost, we shouldn't withhold that blessing!

Caleb loves the support the missionaries get from his mission president!

So, he was able to baptize a sister who he says has a very strong testimony! She has 3 

little children and you can see them in the photo I'll post. Two other young men 

were baptized at the same time, although they are not ones that Caleb taught and baptized!

Anyway, the work continues to move forward rapidly in Eswatini!

Here's Caleb's latest email and some pictures he sent from this week:

(I think he was pretty excited about McDonald's)!

Hello Everyone! This week was amazing. I had the opportunity to go down to Durban(6 hour drive) and have zone conference with 5 other zones, as well as go to the temple!!! I loved the temple because for me it brings so much peace. Before the mission, I was able to go to the temple every week, so it felt weird to go almost 2 months without it. It was refreshing to go to the temple and remember the feeling that it brings. I also met someone from a little town in Utah called Chester which was kinda crazy. We also watched conference and had a baptism this week! Sister Nonjabulo Motsa is now officially numbered with Christs Fold and she gas a powerful testimony, especially of the peace that Christ brings into her life. 

That's basically all for this week.

Love,

Elder Roskelley

 

 

Posterity Tie

 I forgot to post this picture of Caleb wearing this "Posterity Tie" 

he received from Elder Kohlani. Elder Kohlani received it from his trainer, 

who received it from his trainer, etc. hence the name "posterity tie."

Anyway, thought I would make a quick post about it since I forgot to include it

in yesterday's post!

 

Catcing Up!

 It's been a couple of weeks since Caleb's sent an email, so I was excited to see when he

sent one this morning. (We, of course, talk to him, so have known what was going on, but

I know others love to hear from him, too).

He said not much happened last week, but they did have 3 more baptisms last 

Sunday, September 28th! Transfers also happened. Caleb knew he would stay put

 because they keep new Elders in the same area

for at least two transfers. I'm grateful for Elder Kohlani and his gentle and humble way in 

teaching Caleb. He's excited for Elder Christensen. I think they're probably a little more alike than

he and Elder Kohlani and Caleb says he's amazing! 

No baptisms yestereday, but they have 5 lined up and will do those on October 19th since

October 12th will be their general conference weekend. (No ability to stream so they'll

gather to watch a recording of conference). I was so touched by Elder Godoy's talk in conference.

He is the President of the South Africa Area and I kept picturing all of those that Caleb is 

teaching with "smiling faces and grateful hearts." (refer to Elder Godoy's talk). 

These people are humble and ready to receive the blessings of the gospel!

Here is his email and some pictures from the last couple of weeks: 

 Hello everyone! Sorry that I haven't sent out an email the past couple weeks! Not too much has happened until this past week we had transfers! I stayed in the same place but Elder Kohlani left to go down to South Africa and my new trainer is Elder Christensen!!! He is from Houston Texas, hes awesome and I've loved working with him so far. When Elder Christensen came up to Eswatini we go to go work in our area with an AP thats in his last transfer, I loved working with Elder Boyce just because of how outgoing he is. He also gave me a recipe to make jeqa, its a bread but you cook it by steam in a really big pot. Its super tasty and my goal is to perfect it. I also received news that I will get to attend the Durban South Africa Temple on Tuesday this week!! And whole we're down there we will be doing zone conference which I'm excited for. I also received a Swathi name. For those that haven't heard of anything like that, Swathi people will give like honorary names to missionaries and people that aren't from Eswatini, so an older man gave me the name Dumisani Nkosi which means praise the king. 

On a more spiritual note, we have a sister that is preparing for baptism and her first interaction with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints was in 2013 when her aunt who was a member invited her to church, and nothing really ever happened until we met her, but its not just because us missionaries were really good at our job but because the seed of the gospel had been planted by the aunt, and the Lord prepared this sister to here Christs Word. I know that any member of the church has the capacity and ability to help plant that seed, and while it might not develop in ways that we can see, the Lord is working on them in ways only He knows.

Anyways thats all for the past couple weeks!

Love, 

Elder Roskelley